Archive: 04/03/2008
Are animals stuck in time?
Dog owners, who have noticed that their four-legged friend seem equally delighted to see them after five minutes away as five hours, may wonder if animals can tell when time passes. Newly published research from The University ...
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Apr 03, 2008 |
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GAO finds risks in NASA program
The U.S. Government Accountability Office says it's found major risks to the successful development of NASA's replacement for the space shuttle.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Congestion pricing may boost NYC health
Health officials said New York City's decision to charge a fee to drive in parts of Manhattan could mean less asthma, heart disease and higher IQs.
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Man survives 16 days without heart
Doctors in Taiwan say a 60-year-old man survived 16 days without a heart while awaiting transplant surgery.
Apr 03, 2008 |
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HC-brand fresh, frozen croaker is recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of HC-brand fresh, frozen salted croaker because of possible botulism contamination.
Apr 03, 2008 |
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NASA predicts thousands of job cuts
U.S. space officials said between 5,800 and 7,300 workers will lose their jobs over the next three yeas as NASA's shuttle fleet is retired.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Religion, other factors contribute to successful African-American marriages
A new study in the journal Family Relations reveals that unity, religion, and communication are vital to the success of African-American marriages.
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Alcohol alters prefrontal cortex activity through ion channel disruption
Researchers have long believed that abnormal function in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) region of the brain contributes to the impulsive behavior and lack of control over drinking that characterize alcohol dependence, but how ...
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Skunk Deaths Not Due to Rabies or Distemper, Tests Show
Rabies and distemper appear not to be the cause of death for dozens of Northern California skunks, reports a veterinary scientist at the University of California, Davis.
Biology /
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Probing Question: Can logging be done sustainably?
In an era of ever-increasing environmental awareness, few industries receive more scrutiny than logging. For decades, environmental groups have claimed that commercial logging practices result in devastating consequences, ...
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Should real profits in virtual worlds be taxed? ISU professors say there's a way to do it
Ben Franklin's astute observation -- "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" -- has stood the test of time fairly well over the past 219 years. Until now.
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Cornell robot fails to break a record, but students learn
Engineering education needs to include a few rough spots to be worthwhile. An attempt to set an unofficial world record for how far a robot could walk failed the night of March 30, but the team will keep trying.
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Exactly how much housework does a husband create?
Having a husband creates an extra seven hours a week of housework for women, according to a University of Michigan study of a nationally representative sample of U.S. families. For men, the picture is very ...
Apr 03, 2008 |
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High-res technology shows significant differences in stem cell lines
UCLA stem cell researchers using a high-resolution technique to examine the genome of a pair of human embryonic stem cell lines have found that while both lines could form neurons, they differed in the numbers of certain ...
Biology /
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Web 2.0: Opening up, or dumbing down?
Are Google, Wikipedia, YouTube, and other Web 2.0 giants the scourge of American culture, laying waste to its 20th-century institutions and dumbing down society?
Apr 03, 2008 |
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